shrink in Arabic
قَلَّصَ qallaṣa
/ˈʃɹɪŋk/
shrink in Arabic: قَلَّصَ (qallaṣa), تَقَلَّصَ (taqallaṣa), أَحْجَمَ (ʔaḥjama). In English, shrink means to cause to become smaller.
Arabic words for shrink
- transitive: to cause something to shrink
- قَلَّصَ qallaṣa
- intransitive: to contract, to become smaller
- تَقَلَّصَ taqallaṣa, أَحْجَمَ ʔaḥjama
English meaning of shrink
- verb To cause to become smaller.
- verb To become smaller; to contract.
- verb To cower or flinch.
- verb To draw back; to withdraw.
shrink in a sentence
- The dryer shrank my sweater.
- This garment will shrink when wet.
- Molly shrank away from the blows of the whip.
Synonyms of shrink
shrink in other languages
Questions about shrink in Arabic
- What is the meaning of shrink in Arabic?
- Shrink in Arabic is قَلَّصَ (qallaṣa), تَقَلَّصَ (taqallaṣa), أَحْجَمَ (ʔaḥjama).
- ما معنى كلمة shrink؟
- Shrink: قَلَّصَ (qallaṣa), تَقَلَّصَ (taqallaṣa), أَحْجَمَ (ʔaḥjama).
- What does shrink mean in English?
- Shrink means to cause to become smaller.
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